Evangelical Lutheran Worship ‎#322

322. Oh, Love How Deep

1 O, love, how deep, how broad, how high,
beyond all thought and fantasy,
that God, the Son of God, should take
our mortal form for mortals’ sake!

2 God sent no angel to our race,
of higher or of lower place,
but wore the robe of human frame,
in Christ our Lord to this world came.

3 For us baptized, for us he bore
his holy fast and hungered sore;
for us temptation sharp he knew;
for us the tempter overthrew.

4 For us he prayed; for us he taught;
for us his daily works he wrought,
by words and signs and actions thus
still seeking not himself, but us.

5 For us by wickedness betrayed,
for us, in crown of thorns arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death;
for us gave his dying breath.

6 For us he rose from death again;
for us he went on high to reign;
for us he sent his Spirit here
to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

7 All glory to our Lord and God
for love so deep, so high, so broad:
the Trinity whom we adore
forever and forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, love, how deep, how broad, how high
• Title: Oh, Love How Deep
• Author: Thomas á Kempis, 1380-1471
• Translator: Benjamin Webb, 1819-1885 (alt.)
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Topic: Baptism of Our Lord; Lent; Epiphany, Time After Epiphany; Love

Tune Information

• Name: DEO GRACIAS
• Meter: L M
• Key: c minor
• Source: English ballad, 15th cent.